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<p>I Dolomitici is a collective&nbsp;of ten local Trentino wineries who got together to save a historic vineyard from being uprooted.&nbsp;The 0.7 <glossary title="523">hectare</glossary>&nbsp;<glossary title="760">parcel</glossary> in question is planted in exactly&nbsp;727 pergola-trained vines of a local, ancient and nearly extinct red grape called&nbsp;<glossary term="Lambrusco" title="577">Lambrusco</glossary> a Foglia Frastagliata (&quot;jagged leaf&quot;), planted on their own <glossary title="869">rootstock</glossary>&nbsp;in the early 1900&#39;s. The wine bears no resemblance to other <glossary title="577">Lambruscos</glossary>&nbsp;we&#39;ve tasted;&nbsp;<glossary title="883">rustic</glossary> and <glossary title="1010">tannic</glossary> while preserving&nbsp;the alpine freshness of the region.&nbsp;</p> <p><glossary title="279">Chemicals</glossary> have never touched this vineyard, and the goal of the&nbsp;collective was to preserve this unofficial landmark of local&nbsp;<span class="zalup"><span><glossary title="1103">viticulture</glossary><span>.</span></span></span> A single wine is made under the I Dolomitici banner. It used to be called &quot;Ciso&quot;, the nickname of&nbsp;Narciso, the old farmer who used to tend this land. It was later renamed &quot;Perciso&quot; (for Ciso) for legal reasons.&nbsp;</p> <p>Sadly, the group lost its rental contract&nbsp;following the 2019&nbsp;<span class="zalup"><span><glossary title="1109">vintage</glossary><span>.</span></span></span> &quot;Perciso&quot; 2019 will be last I Dolomitici wine, to&nbsp;be released circa 2024.&nbsp;</p> <p><u><strong>Words from Elisabetta Foradori:</strong></u></p> <p>&quot;Perciso is a wine born from a joint project of 10 <glossary title="1045">Trentino</glossary> wineries in 2010. We saved this vineyard from uprooting and we have been taking care of it together for years.</p> <p>The century-old vineyard of Lambrusca a foglia frastagliata (a local grape from <glossary title="1045">Trentino</glossary> of which there are only 15 <glossary title="523">hectares</glossary> left) is on <glossary title="909">sandy</glossary> and free soil.&nbsp;It&nbsp;is a late ripening&nbsp;variety, normally <glossary title="521">harvested</glossary> in&nbsp;mid-October.&nbsp;</p> <p>The grapes were <glossary title="1104">vinified</glossary>&nbsp;at&nbsp;Foradori until 2019, the last year in which the wine will be produced.&nbsp;The vineyard was in fact rented and was sold by the owner to the <glossary title="252">cooperative</glossary> winery, which paid a higher price.&quot;</p> <p>The wineries involved are:</p> <p>Foradori</p> <p>Maso Furli</p> <p>Castel Noarna</p> <p>Eugenio Rosi</p> <p>Gino Pedrotti</p> <p>Elisabetta Dalzocchio</p> <p>Cesconi</p> <p>Alessandro Poli</p> <p>Fanti</p>